Belt-hook



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILHELM BUCHHOLZ, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

BELT-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 261,580, dated July 25,1882. Application led April 3, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILHELM BUonlIoLz,

of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Belt-Hooks; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ot' theinvention, such as 7 will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use the same.

' My invention relates to belt-hooks; and it consists in the peculiarconstruction of the same, as will be hereinafter fully set forth andclaimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan viewof the rear side of mybelt-hook, showing the same secured to both ends of a belt, the hookbeing on top and the belt under. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the hook andbelt, showing the same on the opposite side to that shown iu Fig. 1..Fig. 3 is a transverse section 13a-ken through Fig. 2,1ine a: x. Fig. 4is an isometric view of a portion of my belt-hook, showing the preferredmanner of forming the-pins. Fig. 5- is a perspective view of thebelt-hook.

A is a plate, which is provided with openings a a, or, if desired,notches bb. The object in providing these openings or notches is todetermine the meeting line of the belt, as shown iu Fig. 1.

C C are pins, which may be formed integral with the plate A, or insertedtherein in any suitable manner. These pins are, preferably formedwedge-shaped, andprovided with chiselshaped points, as shown in Fig.Ltof the drawings. The chisel-points and flat sides ot' the pins C C areformed at different angles, and hence are adapted to be turned orclinched in dii'erent'directions, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. By formingthe pins and bending them as above described the belt-hook is heldsecurely in place on the belt, and the pins are not so liable to tearthe belt, their iiat faces bein g diagonal to thegraiu of the belt.

What I claim is- 1. In a belt-hook, the plate A, provided with one ormore openings or notches formed in the said plate, substantially as andfor the purpose shown and described.

2. In a belt-hook, the combination, with a plate, of two seriesof teeth,located one on each side ofthe transverse center of the plate, andadapted to be bent in an opposite direction and at a diiferent anglefrom each other, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereotI have signed my name 55 to this specification inthe presence of two subscribin g witnesses.

WILHELM BUCHHOLZ.

`Witnesses:

JNO. CROWELL, Jr., W'. E. DONNELLY.

